Blue Crush (Surfing Documentary) |  | Director: Aaron Fishman
Actors: Megan Abubo, Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, Kate Bosworth, Brian Grazer
Studio: Vas
Category: DVD
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Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 97389
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 7678-7
UPC: 730475876786
EAN: 0730475876786
ASIN: B00007ELFZ
Theatrical Release Date: July 2002
Release Date: January 14, 2003
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Not to be confused with the 2002 feature film of the same title, Blue Crush is billed as the original all-girl surfer's movie, and it's guaranteed to please devotees of the sport. It's a mixed blessing, however, because it assumes familiarity with the sport and its superstars, dispensing with any educational or historical detail that would appeal to neophytes. After all, how can this film be dedicated to Rell Sunn (the pioneer of female competitive surfing, who died in of breast cancer in 1998 at age 47) and fail to explore her illustrious career? This haphazard approach extends to profiles of the young women who regard Sunn as their hero; we learn little of their backgrounds and how they rose to prominence on the waves. Blue Crush works best as a globetrotting, music-video tour of surfdom's prime locations (Samoa, Hawaii, the Gold Coast, South Africa) hosted by the sport's most prominent competitors, including several (Rochelle Ballard, Megan Abubo, Sanoe Lake, Keala Kennelly, Kate Skarratt) who appeared in Universal's popular feature. It's a lot of fun, especially if you "hang ten" on a regular basis. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
The original Blue Crush has become one of the biggest selling surf titles of all time selling in over 45 countries worldwide and featured in 5 film festivals. This movie stars the talent of the same great female surfers featured in the Universal theatrical release including Rochelle Ballard Megan Abubo Kate Skarratt Sanoe Lake and Keala Kennelly. See the film that spawned a mainstream hit and introduced women's surfing to the masses.System Requirements: Running Time 90 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES Rating: NR UPC: 730475876786 Manufacturer No: 7678-7
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 148
Hope for scum October 17, 2009
- Durrkk (Ohio/PA border USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Released in 2002, "Blue Crush" tells the story of three young female surfers in Hawaii who support their lifestyle as maids at a high-class hotel. Anne Marie (kate Bosworth) has dreams of going professional, but she has to get over her past failures and her family's breakup to succeed. In the meantime a vacationing NFL quarterback (Matthew Davis) romances her and she has to determine if their relationship is real or just a fling (for him, that is). Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake co-star as Anne Marie's surfing friends.
As you can tell, "Blue Crush" is a 'sports film' in the manner of "Karate Kid" and a host of others. Although some of these movies go the comedy route -- e.g. "Cloud 9" and "Bad News Bears" -- "Crush" is a serious drama with fun flashes.
Filmed on the beaches/resorts of O`ahu, Hawaii, this is a beautiful and exhilarating film to watch, the perfect remedy if the weather in your area has been dreary of late.
There's no profanity, raunch or t&a exploitation but, to be expected, the film features good-looking women in swimwear throughout its 104-minute runtime (dudes too, if you're a woman). By "good-looking" I mean realistically so, not like "Baywatch" which normally featured masses of ultra-hot babes swarming the beaches.
For the first hour the film was pretty much what I expected it to be, nothing great but moderately entertaining for this type of flick, and then something happened at the the 58-minute mark that struck a chord with me. Anne Marie hits the waves with her friend (Rodriquez) to prepare for the Pipeline Masters event as we hear the song "Youth of the Nation" by P.O.D. This sequence touched me for some reason. The music & lyrics are emotionally potent and effectively set the tone for the remainder of the film.
"Youth of the Nation" exemplifies the zeitgeist of the new millennium just as "My Generation" perfectly represents the mid-60s and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" typifies the 90s (I was gonna say "and just as 'Muskrat Love' typifies the 70s" as a joke but decided not to -- LOL). Anyway, everyone's heard the song by now but if you're not sure go to youtube and listen to it with lyrics; it's an incredible piece, to say the least, and dig those heartrending lyrics! It's reality, my friend.
What affected me most with the story is the picture of the three maids, impoverished and disdained by the snobs but full of youthful zeal and hope. It strangely reminded me of something I experienced on my last trip to Southern California. I was leaving the last showing of a theater late at night and spied the janitorial crew coming in to clean with their mops & buckets. They were Mexicans, mostly young, and possibly illegal aliens. Everyone walked by them like they weren't there, like they were the scum of society or something. But I made a point to acknowledge them and smile. I don't feel I deserve a medal for this or anything; it's just that I made a decision long ago that, no matter how far I go in life, I'm not going to look down on or ignore those of lower stature. Why? I don't know, maybe because I'm scum.
 Excellent August 4, 2009
Nancy L. Bondhus
Delivered in perfect condition. I must have watched this movie like 5 times, before putting it away. Love it & the music! Great pics of water scenes.
Great Hawaii Video! June 14, 2009
D. Williams (Iowa City)
This is a great video if you love the tropical scenery of Hawaii. The storyline and acting is good. And the music is well chosen the the different surf scenes throughout this film. Basically, it a fun movie!
Pipe Dreamy April 26, 2009
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
I approached this movie with a lot of trepidition. Surfing to me is as interesting as watching grass grow. This is a towering achievement by director John Stockwell in that he makes surfing understandable to a mere novice but keeps you interested. The ocean camerawork is something to behold and the monster wave shots are sheer artistry. The surf footage has a how-did-they-do-that quality even if there's a little CGI involved. Kate Bosworth gives a star-in-the-making performance as the Anne-Marie who juggles her dream to be a star surfer with her duties as hotel maid and surrogate mom to her little sister. There's a wistful quality to "Blue Crush" that can be best appreciated as the dog days of summer wile away.
 These waves are for the big boys. September 4, 2008
Snow White (Orange County)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
2002's BLUE CRUSH stars the adorable Kate Bosworth as the young female pipe-charger Anne Marie Chadwick who is overcoming a past surf injury.
With the help of her two best friends Eden(Michelle Rodriquez) and Lena(Sanoe Lake) Anne Marie begins a training regime in-between watching over her younger sister Penny(Mika Boorem) and working as a hotel maid.
Of course all of these girls have attitude and a fiery spirit which leads them down an exciting path, which includes Matt Tollman(Matthew Davis) a professional football player vacationing in Hawaii with his team.
What happens when Anne Marie starts falling for Matt, will he get in the way of her goal to win Pipemaster?
Not to mention the soundtrack is fantastic,two of my favorite tracks being 'Destiny' by Zero 7, and 'If I Could Fall In Love' by Lenny Kravitz, they all convery the 'perfect summer in Hawaii' mood!
This film is better then expected and it's nice to see a movie with some girl power!
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